Repair construction for wooden-frame box cars



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192 May 7 E. G. FRANCK REPAIR CONSTRUCTION FOR WOODEN FRAME BOX CARS Filed May '7. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 SVMJQMJCQI r Edwin GUI Vain A Patented May 31, 1927..

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HUTCHINS CAR ROOFING COMPANY, O

DELAWARE.

F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF REPAIR CONSTRUCTION FOR WOODEN-FRAME BOX CARS.

, Application filed May 7,

The invention relates to repair constructions for wooden box cars and has for its object the simple and inexpensive means for increasing the inside clearance of the cars. To this end the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter set forth.

lln the manufacture of railway box cars there has been a progressive increase in the height of the cars,.so that the latter constructions have a very considerable greater capac ity than the earlier ones. There are, however, thousands of the older constructions which are still in service and which, with occasional repair, will have a considerable additional length of life. The life of car roofs, particularly the older types, is less than that of the car bodies, so that it is necessary to renew the .root one or more times during the service of the car.

It is the object of the present invention to provide means which may be inexpensively applied when the car roots are being renewed or repaired, which will increase the capacity of the cars as well as strengthening the same. This broadly described is accomplished by superposing on the wooden side plates of the car frame metallic structural bars and mounting the car roof upon these bars. The clearance is further increased by substituting metallic carlines for the wooden carlines of the original structure. Various specific constructions may be used in carrying out my invention, but as shown in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a cross-section through the roof and upper portion of the body of a car with my improvement applied thereto;

- Figures 2 to 15 are cross-sections through the side plate of the car showing various modifications of my improvement applied thereto.

A are the wooden side plates of wooden boxcars of the older type, and B are the wooden carlines extendin between said side plates for supporting t e original roof. Whenever the original roof requires extensive repair, my improvement may be applied in the following manner The original roof is entirely removed, leaving the side end-plates of the roof frame. Upon these side platesA are mounted metallic structural bars extending the full len h and secured in any suitable manner as y bolting. As shown in Figure 1, these structural bars 1923. Serial No. 637,307.

C are of Z-bar form having the lower flange D supported by the wooden side plate and to compensate for the angularity of the top face of this side plate a wedge-shaped wooden strip E is superposed on the plate beneath the bars C upon the plateA. The

tegral rolled shape or may be built up from 1 a plurality of rolled sections. such as angles, T-bars, channels, I-beams, Z-bars, etc. In all the various forms the carlines are elevated a considerable distance above their original plane and so much added capacity is secured. I

In detail, Figure 2 shows a construction similar to Figure 1, with the exception that in Figure 1 the upper flange C of the Z- bar C is turned inward, while in Figure 2 the upper flange of the Z-bar C is turned outward. Figure 3 shows'the bar C as a channel bar with the channel opening inward. Figure 4 shows the channel bar C with the channel opening outward. Figure 5 shows a channel bar C formed of two angle bars, the channel opening outward. Figure 6 is a similar construction with the channel of the bar C opening inward. Fi ure 7 shows a Z-bar C formed of two angle bars, the flange of one of said bars overlapping the side plate A. Figure 8 is a similar construction without the overlapping flange. Figure "9 shows an angle bar C forming the reinforcement for the side plate A. Figures 10 to 15 show other modifications composed of angle bars, I-beams, etc.

Any suitable weatherproofing at the eaves .may be used, but, as shown, the roof plates G have depending return-bent flanges H which engage oppositely return-bent flanges I of a flashing J. A facia K may also be used where desired.

What I'claim as my invention is:

1. In a. repair construction for wooden box cars, the combination with the original 5 ported by said carlines.

wooden side plates, of flanged metallic structural bars superposed on said side plates on their edge, carlines connected to the tops of said bars and roofing sheets sup- 2. In a repair construction for wooden box cars, the combination with the original wooden side plates, of metallic structural bars superposed thereon and secured thereto and constituting upward extensions therefor, said bars being provided with laterally extending top flanges, carlines secured to said top flanges, and roofing sheetssupportedby said carlines.

3. In a repair construction for wooden box cars, the combination with the side plates, of a supplemental roof supporting frame mounted on said side plates, a roof supported on said frame and weatherproofingmeansadjacent the juncture of said roof and side plates.

4. The method of repairing wooden box cars to increase the clearance height thereof, comprising the removal of the original roof, but leaving the side plates intact, superposing metallic structural bars upon the side plates and mounting a roof upon said structural bars.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWIN G. FRANCK. 

